Budrys meets with the Dutch Foreign Minister
Added 2025-12-16
On 16 December in The Hague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, David van Weel. The Ministers discussed bilateral security and defence cooperation, support...
Minister Budrys to make a working visit to the Netherlands
Added 2025-12-16
On 16 December, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys will pay a working visit to the Netherlands.
EU Foreign Affairs Ministers approve the extension of the EU sanctions regime against Belarus
Added 2025-12-15
On 15 December in Brussels, the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers approved the extension of the EU sanctions regime against Belarus. Lithuania's proposal adds three additional criteria to the EU sanctions regime against Belarus, namely, for hybrid...
Minister Budrys: The EU must take the lead on Ukraine and the future of European security
Added 2025-12-15
The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union, held in Brussels on 15 December, focused on EU support for Ukraine and potential security guarantees.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Budrys to attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels
Added 2025-12-15
On 15 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, will attend the meeting of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium. Ministers will discuss EU support to Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and...
Budrys: EU enlargement – Europe's most important geopolitical instrument
Added 2025-12-09
On 9 December, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with the European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, who is visiting Lithuania. During the meeting, the Minister and the European Commissioner discussed the European Union's...
Budrys: A strong EU is no longer a choice, but a necessity
Added 2025-12-05
On 5 December, Minister of Foreign Affairs Budrys attended the annual conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the European Union (EU), titled ‘The European Union – from a project for peace and prosperity towards a defence union’, and...
Budrys spoke by phone with the NATO Secretary General
Added 2025-12-04
On 4 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The Minister and the Head of NATO discussed the ongoing Belarusian hybrid attack against Lithuania and NATO's...
Budrys at the meeting with the EP President: The Belarusian regime's hybrid actions are a targeted attack on the EU as a whole
Added 2025-12-04
On 3 December in Brussels, Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. The Minister and the President of the European Parliament discussed Belarusian hybrid actions against...
At the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Budrys raised questions about the response to the Belarusian hybrid attacks
Added 2025-12-03
On 3 December, on the margins of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels, Kęstutis Budrys presented the situation regarding Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania to the United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher...